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About Bakspura Village

Bakspura is a large village in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,274, made up of 1,229 males and 1,045 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakspura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakspura village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Baghmara Cum Katras
Pincode 828114
Area (hectares) 62.71 hectares
Population 2,274
Male Population 1,229
Female Population 1,045
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bakspura compares

By the 2011 count Bakspura is the 27th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents. Its 62.71 hectares work out to about 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Bakspura

Bakspura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bakspura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bakspura from other places

Bakspura lies about 24 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Khanudih, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bakspura
Nearest railway station Khanudih under 2 km
Nearest town Dugda 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Baghmara Cum Katras 24 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 24 km

Villages closest to Bakspura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bakspura

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakspura village had a population of 2,274. That makes it the 27th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents.

Bakspura village has 1,229 males and 1,045 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakspura has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Bakspura is 828114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakspura covers 62.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bakspura falls under Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bakspura is Khanudih, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bakspura.

Bakspura is about 24 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakspura is in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district. Khanudih is about under 2 km away. Dugda is about 5.6 km away. Baghmara Cum Katras is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghmara (under 2 km), Nandkharki (under 2 km) and Bhim Kanari (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bakspura today is likely to be higher.

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